Leaders call for broader oversight

Two senior leaders have called for extending the Communist Party of China's strict governance and self-supervision to the grassroots level.

Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said that discipline inspection - an effective measure to tighten supervision within the Party - should be further expanded to the grassroots level.

"We're at a historic moment, very much closer to the great rejuvenation of the country. The biggest challenge the Party faces is placing power under effective supervision," he said at a seminar in Hunan province, according to a news release on the commission's website on Tuesday.